Basebeam vs SubAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basebeam
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Basebeam is a personal and family expense tracker designed for everyday income and spending. It helps you organize transactions, understand where your money goes, and keep your finances clear and structured. Key Features: - Quick entry: Record expenses and income in just a few steps. Add amount, category, and notes through a simple and smooth flow. - Multiple accounts: Track balances for cash, bank cards, e-wallets, and other accounts. View the current balance of each account at a glance. - Category statistics: Customize income and expense categories and see how much each category represents, helping you better understand your spending habits. - Charts & summaries: View daily, weekly, and monthly summaries and charts to follow how your income and expenses change over time. - Notes & tags: Add notes or tags to transactions to mark special or recurring expenses and easily find them later. Use Cases: Tracking everyday personal income and expenses Managing shared household and family spending Recording expenses for travel, events, or personal projects Basebeam is suitable for anyone who wants to build a regular tracking habit and stay aware of daily income, spending, and account balances.
SubAlert
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Manage subscriptions fast, avoid waste, and stay in control of your monthly spending. SubTracker helps you track subscriptions and memberships in one place, see how much you spend each month, and get reminders before the next charge—so you can avoid wasted renewals and manage your budget with confidence. Highlights: Key features: 1. Quick Add: type a short sentence (e.g. “Spotify 10.99 charged on the 8th monthly”) and we’ll detect the details. 2. Import from Screenshot: recognize subscription info from screenshots, then review & save. 3. Renewal reminders: choose reminder offsets (3 days / 1 day / same day) and set a reminder time. 4. Insights: monthly equivalent total, category breakdown, and a 6‑month upcoming trend. 5. Flexible tracking: billing cycle, billing event, status (active/paused/canceled), notes, and categories. 6. Multi-currency support. 7. Optional iCloud sync across devices. Privacy: Your subscriptions are stored on your device; iCloud sync is optional. Screenshot recognition runs on-device using Apple’s Vision framework. Disclaimer: Netflix, Spotify, and other third-party product names/logos shown in screenshots are for example purposes only. SubTracker is not affiliated with or endorsed by any third party.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basebeam at none against SubAlert's 1. Basebeam also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SubAlert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basebeam asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Basebeam | SubAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOHM PAUL NEWMAN | 鲁 黄 |
In-app purchases
Basebeam
No in-app purchases
SubAlert
- Remove Ads$0.99









